"Hi Mark,
I'm the European editor for Noir Nation, and I would love to get some more stories from the UK for Issue 2 (Issue 1 will be available Sept 1, 2011). Looking for short stories and graphic stories (comics). Maybe…"

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I am an ex-stand-up comedian, rock band drummer, probation officer, call centre stooge and a million and one other things. My first novel 'Dogs Chase Cars' comes out in March through Drugstore Books and I am the author of the 'Rifkin & Whelan Mersey Mojo' chaotic mystery/thriller series (belly laughs and ballistics).
My short story, 'Stark' has been published by Pulp Metal magazine. 'Summer Slammin' the first in a series of short stories featuring greene & Jarvis, two D.C. homicide detectives has also been picked up by Pulp Metal Magazine and will appear in the next issue.

"A comedy with heart." - Andrew Oberg"Dressed up in bawdy, occasionally even gross-out, humor, Dogs Chase Cars has wit – real wit - to spare. Almost every paragraph builds up to its own punch line, and delivers a blow every time, even a few knock-outs. Porter rarely misses a jab, handing out wry observations like they were kittens, cleverly setting the stage for Harry’s emotional transformation to re-engaging with his life, friends and family.

Mystery, humor, sex – it’s all there, but what elevates Dogs Chase Cars in the end is heart. Porter’s characters walk, talk and act like real people – he nails the dialogue, the interaction, the attractions, the challenges and the conflicts with subtlety and nuance, and has us laughing and rooting for Harry and his misfit circle of friends as they track down a would-be killer, and learn to take care of each other along the way." - Matt Hadder

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I'm the European editor for Noir Nation, and I would love to get some more stories from the UK for Issue 2 (Issue 1 will be available Sept 1, 2011). Looking for short stories and graphic stories (comics). Maybe you have some, and could also help spread the word? We start reading for issue 2 on Oct 1.

Hi Mark, Sorry, I don't recall answering your request for me to do a Q and A (I don't recall seeing it, to be honest! Must be getting forgetful...). Yes, I'm happy to do it. Let me have the questions whenever and let me know what else you would like (bio, book blurb, links, pix, whatever). Cheers. G